cachola

From cacho (“head; bowl”) +‎ -ola.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃɔla/ [kɑˈt͡ʃɔ.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔla

cachola f (plural cacholas)

1. pig's head

   Synonyms: cachaza, cacheira, cachucha

2. (colloquial) head; mind

   Synonyms: cabeza, chencha, chola, croca, testa

   Dóeme a cachola.

   My head aches.

   Ese home non ten nada na cachola.

   That man has a blank mind.

3. spider crab's shell

   Synonym: cacho

4. turnip

   Synonym: nabo

• chola

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cachola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cachola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cachola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

From cacho (“neck”) +‎ -ola (diminutive suffix).

• Hyphenation: ca‧cho‧la

cachola f (plural cacholas)

1. (colloquial) head

   Synonym: cabeça

2. (colloquial) mind